Being ready physically for a bike ride is just as important as being mentally prepared, and there are important rules to know before hitting the road, according to a Madison bicycling advocate. Arthur Ross, the pedestrian-bicycle coordinator of the Bike Madison Program, said he advises bikers to thoroughly check out...

In Governor Walker's first term, Wisconsin ranked 35th in the nation for job creation. That's according to new jobs numbers out today. A reporter and political writer breaks down the numbers, and what it could mean for Walker going forward.

The oldest son of Satwant Singh Kaleka, the president of the Sikh Temple of Wisconsin who was killed by a white supremacist in Oak Creek in 2012, has forged a new partnership with a Milwaukee-based street artist to stop gun violence in the city. Since the shooting, Pardeep Kaleka, a...

The push in the state Legislature to weaken the University of Wisconsin System’s tenure and shared governance provisions in state law has sparked a major debate in Wisconsin. But, according to the leader of the Association of Governing Boards of Universities and Colleges, the real debate needs to be about...

Wisconsin ranked 35th in the nation in private-sector job growth during Gov. Scott Walker's first four years in office, according to detailed numbers released Wednesday by the U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics.

Advocates for Wisconsin's Family Medical Leave Act say they're worried Republican legislators will eliminate the law as they wrap up their work on the state budget. The state's largest business group has talked for a few years now about ending the Wisconsin leave law, arguing federal law would still protect...

Two central Wisconsin communities have joined the growing opposition to a proposed bill that would change how cities and villages in Wisconsin spend hotel room taxes. The city of Wausau and the neighboring village of Weston have both passed resolutions opposing the room tax bill, which is supported by the...

According to County Executive Joe Parisi, Dane County officials will begin looking at how climate change might impact natural disasters as they upgrade the area's FEMA-required "hazardous mitigation plan."

WPR's Chuck Quirmbach spoke with U.S. Health and Human Services Secretary Sylvia Burwell on Sunday about a major U.S. Supreme Court case on the President Barack Obama's health care law, as well as Medicaid expansion funding.

The City of Beloit has placed its two top-ranking police officers on administrative leave, as the city launches an internal investigation into "questions of leadership." The officers on leave are Police Chief Norm Jacobs and Deputy Chief Tom Dunking. The move comes after a department review found "serious questions of...

A handful of serious bicycle crashes in southern Wisconsin -- some fatal -- have made headlines in recent weeks. For many bike riders, these crashes highlight the dangers that go along with sharing the road with vehicles, but one local bike expert says a little bit of preparation can go...